Jordan Hill has become the latest player inside the Los Angeles Lakers locker room to voice out his frustrations about the way the team has been playing all season long.
Hill, who has emerged as the second best player for the Lakers by averaging 12.5 points and 8.4 rebounds in 27 minutes per game this season, joined Jeremy Lin and Nick Young among players who are pushing for a more team-oriented approach on the offensive end of the floor.
In an interview with Lakers Nation correspondent Serena Winters, the 6-foot-10 big man talked about the value of trusting each other and making things work as a team.
"We've got to play for each other, trust each other," said Hill, who recorded 8 points and 9 rebounds in the Lakers' 108-101 loss to the Sacramento Kings at Sleep Train Arena.
Kobe Bryant, who is averaging a team-high 24.6 points, 4.9 assists and 5.1 rebounds a game, is being viewed as the culprit to the team's recent woes. The Lakers star is averaging at least 22 shots per game and converting only 39 percent of his attempts.
In the game against the Kings, Bryant recorded 25 points on 8-for-30 shooting, including 3-for-8 from the three-point line. The Lakers dished out only 14 assists in the game, which is way below to 27 assists they recorded in a 112-110 overtime win over the San Antonio Spurs last week.
Lin even called their win over the Spurs as their best win of the season not only because they defeated the reigning NBA champion, but they played tremendously well as a team.
"We saw what we're capable of in that San Antonio game. [That] should be our blueprint. Unselfishness is contagious, playing for each other. When we want everybody to succeed it's awesome. When everybody's touching it, feeling it & is moving & everyone's scoring, that's contagious."
The Asian-American star even believed emulating the Spurs' offensive scheme, where everybody is touching the ball and finding the open man, than relying on Bryant's offense for the majority of the game will make wonders for the team.
"Look at San Antonio and what they're able to do with who they have at their stages in their career. It's a lot predicated on a lot of reads, a lot of motion a lot of smart basketball," said Lin, who is having another up-and-down year with the Lakers.
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